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hydrates

  • plural
    of hydrate.
    hydrate
    noun
    any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
  • present tense form
    of hydrate (3rd person singular).
    hydrate
    noun
    any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.

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The world’s endowment of hydrocarbons is all but limitless, including unimaginable quantities of methane hydrates, not to mention that hydrocarbons can also be grown agriculturally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

Frozen methane hydrates are trapped inside subsea permafrost and mixed with sediments across the deep ocean floor.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024

The bottom line is water is essential, hydrates us and has countless other health benefits.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2024

The challenge now is making sure everyone hydrates well to recover as quickly as possible.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2023

The probability may be noted here that under the action of the alkaline hydrates there occurs a change of configuration.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by C. F. Cross

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